Holder for pens and pencils



H. M. MAGID apnnsa FOR rims um mucus Fil ed Nov. 27, 1925 Patented July 13, 19 26. a

UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE. it v imam nrxmaorn, OF CHICAGO, tumors. 1 i it gamma non rn'ivsnivn PENCILS. I Application filed November 27, 1925. Serial n. 71,578. i

The object of the present invention is to 2 and 3 which terminate in open loops 4 produce a simple and novel device to be and 5. At least thoseportions of the bar attached, by a pin or otherwise, to a ,ga-rthat constitute the loops should be of resilment to secure pens, pencils and the like, ient :material sotthat when pencils or the 5 Viewed in one ofits aspects, the present like, somewhat larger. in diameter than the invention maybe said to have for its object normal openings in the loops, are inserted to produce a simple and novel holder for inthe same, they will be frictionally held pen or pencils which, although it ;may be in place. Fitted between the two arms 2 made of metal, is particularly, adapted to and 8 is a Ueshaped bridgeG, the open side 19 be'made of celluloid, hard rubber-or. similar of which is directed toward the fiat ortion no materials. of the bar 1. Thi'sbridge is tastene to the Generally speaking, my improved device arms 2 and 3 so as to make them rigid. is in the form of a member havinga coin- The bridge and the flat straightportion of paratively narrow back thatis adapted to the bar 1 form an open frame.

15. rest against the garmentto which it is. at- It will be seen that the loops are formed 05 tached and, when such a device iss'ecuredto by bending the ends of the stripsoutwardly i a more or less flimsy garment, such asa and rearwardly, so that the gaps are di- 1 shirt, it tends to drop so as. to be suspended rected toward the rear. The loops may from the pin, instead of remaining in. such differ in size from each 1other, as shown, and 7 aposition that the back isvertical. One of both maybe considerably smaller than theg70 the objects ofthe present invention is to centralopening bounded by thebridge and provide a pen ,Or pencil holder of this gen the straight portion of the bar. vFurthereral type with means .to insure that it will more, the loops are preferably not accurately remain in the sameposition, when empty, circular. I p v as it will when containing the pen or pencil The bridge is made of a flat strip more or 76 or a plurality thereof. less similar to,v the bar 1, and that portion The various features of novelty whereby of the bridge lying outwardly from the my invention is characterized will hereinarms 2, andthose portions of the bar that after he pointed out with particularity in' constitute the loops are'reduced in thick 30 the claims; but, t0r a full understanding ness in the vicinity of each of their long 81! of my invention and of its objects and adedges, preferably so as to produce blunted vantages, reference may be had to the folknife edges, as indicated at 7, lowing detailed description taken in con- The central opening is made larger than nection with the accompanying drawing,' thelargest pen that is to be carried, so that wherein: v J when a pen is placed iii-the sanie, such as 8.3

Figure 1 is. a frontelevationof my imindicated at A in Fig. 1, the clip. a with proved device attached to a garment, and which the pen is provided, will pass down shownas supporting a pen and two pencils; on the outside of the bridge, causing the Fig. 2 is a top planview, on a largerscale, pen to be supported in the same way that oi the holder shown in Fig.1; Fig. 3 is it ordinarily is when clipped to the pocket H a section taken on .line.3, 3 of Fig. 2; and of the user. By forming knife edges along F ig. 4 is a top plan view of a modified form the top and bottom of the bridge, the clip of device. f I may readily be engaged with and disen- Figures 5 and 6 are end elevations of gaged from the brid e. Pencils or pens. meansof attachment of the device to a belt. such as indicated at E and Cfin Fig. 1. 95

Referring to the first three figures of the may be frictionally held in the loops 4 and drawing, 1 represents a fiatbar preferably I 5, orif one of themis so small in diameter of celluloid or hard rubber, although it may as to be loose in the loop, it may be supconsist of any, desired material. The ends ported by a clip, similar to that onthe. pen.

of this bar are bent laterally to form arms A; such a clip being shown at c on the pen- G0 f il C. The knife edges at the top and at the bottom of the pieces forming the loops permit clips, when used on the pens or pencils, to be rea lily attached thereto and detached therefrom.

It will thus be seen that three different pens or pencils may be supported in my improved device, one or more by being held frictionally, and the others by being suspended from their clips.

F or the purpose of fastening the device to a garment, I have secured on the rear side of the straight portion of the bar 1 a simple safety pin 8, the body member of which is clamped between the bar 1 and an overlying flat plate 9 cemented to the bar. The lower marginal portion of the plate 9 is bent rearwardly, as indicated at 10 to form a lip that will bear against the garment below the pin and it will prevent the device as a whole from swinging downward when the pin is fastened to a thin garment.

If only two holders are desired, the device may be made as shown in Fig. at, namely by bending a single flat strip or bar to form a closed frame 11, one end of the strip or bar overlapping and being secured to the other, and then being bent outwardly and rearwardly to form a loop 12. The strip or bar is tapered at its long edges, as indicated at 14, for the same reason that the tapered edges are employed in the other form. The same fastening device may be used on this device as on the other.

It will be seen that in both constructions a large frame-like member that is adapted to hold a pen of any diameter is stiff and strong and will not deteriorate with use because it is not required any time to be flexed. The only parts that require resiliency are the smaller loops which are so fixed to the larger frame that the resilient portions are short and have their free ends terminating at their rear side, so that they will not be likely to catch on external objects and cause damage to the loops.

Instead of fastening the holder by a pin, it may be supported in any suitable way, not necessarily from wearing apparel. However, if it is to be worn on the person it may be attached to the belt or to the suspenders.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown portions of the holder supplied with means to support them from a belt or the like.

In Fig. 5, 15 represents the back member of a holder, and 16 is a bar or plate secured thereto and having its ends bent inwardly, as indicated at 17 and 18. The belt is slipped between the ends 17 and 18, and the body of the bar when the holder is to be attached toa belt. The members 17 and 18 may be resilient so as frictionally to lock the holder in any portion into which it may be brought along the belt.

In Fig. 6, the holder 15 has secured to the back thereof a resilient plate folded upon itself at the middle to produce two wings, 19 and 20, one of which is cemented or riveted to the holder. .The belt is inserted edgewise into the resilient jaw thus formed on the back of the holder.

While I have illustrated and described only two simple forms of my invention,

. made of individual molded strips and other pieces secured together, I do not desire to be limited to these particular forms or this specific mode of constructing them; but intend to cover all forms and constructions that come within the definitions of my invention constituting the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a flat bar having its ends bent laterally to form arms and then outwardly and rearwardly to form open loops, and a bridge piece extending between and attached to the outer ends of said arms and forming with the body of the bar a frame to receive a pen or the like, the loop portions of the bar being resilient, and a supporting device saic bar.

:3. A device of the character described, comprising a member having on the back an element for fastening it to a garment, means on the frontof said member for bolding a pen or the like, and a flange at the bottom of said member to serve as an abutment to prevent the device from swinging downwardly.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a member having on the back an element for fastening it to a garment, means on the front of said member for holding a pen or the like, and a part on said member below said means to serve as an abutment to prevent the device from swinging downwardly.

4.. A device of the character described comprising a flat resilient strip having its ends bent forwardly and then outwardly and rearwardly to form a flat central portion with the resilient open loops at the ends thereof, those portions of the strip constituting the loops being beveled along their top and bottom edges to permit the ready passage of the free end of a clip on a pencipencil.

5. A device of the character described comprising a body member, means on the rear of the body member to support the same, a flat strip supported from said body member and having its long edges at the top and at the bottom, said strip being beveled at both the top and the bottom.

6. A device of the character described.

comprising a flat bar having its ends bent forwardly and then outwardly and rearwardly to form open loops, a bridge piece extending across the front of said bar and engaged with parts thereof that are bent forwardly, the loop portions of the bar being resilient, and a supporting device on the rear of said bar. 4 w l p 7. A device of the character described 0 ..1nprising a fiat strip having resilient ends bent forwardly at approximately right then outwardly away froln each other and rearwardly to means on the :the device.

In test-imon ficati on.

form open resilient loops, and

rear of the strip to support I) y whereof, I sign this spear HARRY M; MAGID] 

